Surgical table



W. SUTER SURGICAL TABLE Filed Aug. 27, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 SIM wanker W. SUTER SURGICAL TABLE May 16, 1933.

Filed Aug. 27, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Webb 514261".

W. SUTER SURGICAL TABLE May 16, 1933.

Filed Aug. 27, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 for tensioning the s me" Patented May 16, 1933 ZWEBIB SUTER, or CAMPBELLSBUBG, KENTUCKY suneIoAL TABLE Application filed August 27, 1931. Serial No. 559,807.;

This invention relates to a surgical table I primarily adapted for use in connection with the setting {of broken 1 legs and arms, although capable of other uses as will herein- 5 after appear.

A particular object is to provide a con- "struction in which the top orsupporting surface for the patient consists of longitudinal and transverse elements of cloth, with means the cloth being adapted where desired, to be removed and used as part of a bandage about an adjacent fracture. a

It is further aimed to provide a novel con- I structionutiliz ing adjustable crutches for the arms in combination with adjustable elements to which'the feet may be fastened.

- It is also aimed to-provide novel means whereby an arm may-be fastened atanydesired angle and also-a novel top for use when desired, to support the patient forgeneral examination and irrigation.

Various additional bjects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the description followin'gtaken in connection with accompanying drawings illustrating an operative embodiment.

In said drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved surgical table, a a Figure 2 is an end elevation looking from the left in Figure 1, g 1

' Figure 3 is a side elevation ofthe table,

Figure 4 1s a cross sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 1,

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the L740 line 66 of Flgure 2,

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 1, Y V

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a modified form of top applied to the table, and

Figure 9 is a plan view of a further modified form. 1

Referring specifically to the drawings, the

table comprises a suitable skeleton framework generally designated 10, which may be of any approprlate size or shape and which journaled. Said side bar 16 has afcra'jnk 18,

idly connected to the frame gether by screw engagement with couplings 12. As a result, the construction may be readily knocked down or collapsed so that it may be carried by the physician from patient to patient, although o'f-course the table may be made up of rigidly connected parts;

7 Said frame particularly includes end bars .i

18 and 13 at the top of the table and parallel side bars 15 and 16 at the top of the'table. Bar 15 is connected to couplingsl l and 14' and the latter isgin rigid relation with the end bar 13. Coupling14, however, constitutes a bearing since the adjacent endof end 65 bar 13 is journaled therein.

The bar 13 has a bracket'17 fastened thereon in which the sidebar or rod 16 is and a'ratchet wheel 19 thereon coacting with a pawl 20 pivoted to the bracket 17; The other end of the side bar 16 is journaled in a bearing 21, which like the bracket 17, is rig- 10. Bearing 21 constitutes part of a bracket 22. Saidend bar 13 is journaled in the bracket 22. An

operating crank or handle 23 is rigid with bar'13'and a ratchet wheel 24: is also provided thereon and coacts with a pivoted-pawl 25 carried by bracket 22. v

1 patient-supporting top forthe table is shown at 26 which'is preferably of textile fabric and of endlessform, trained over the bars 13 and 13, the former being serrated, or roughened as at 27 where the top engages (the same. Through the turningof the crank 23 and rod 13, the top 26 may be tightened or tensioned to any desired degree to support the patient without undue sag. The top 26.

is reenforced bycross webs 2 8, which are relaat 30, extending through and above slits 31 provided longitudinally in the top 26. The crutches are adj ustably mounted by means of brackets 32, adapted to be clamped to adjacent rods or parts of the frame 10.

A pair of feet plates are provided as at 33 having screw rods 34 extending therefrom and passing through uprights or brackets 35 which are adjustably fastened by clamps or the like as at 36 to parts of the frame 10.

In the use of the device, for instance in reducing a fractured femur, the patient is disposed on the top 26 and the crutches 30 or one of them is adjusted under the arms or arm of the patient. This prevents the patient from slipping down when traction is put in the foot. A foot or both feet are bandaged to the plates 33 whereupon nuts 37 are tightened until the fracture is reduced. Then plaster of Paris or splints are bandaged around the leg, using part of the top 26 in the bandage, the same being cut or slit as at 38, for that purpose. The cloth is split at 38 before the cast is applied so as tobetter be in accordance with the width of the leg in order to allow the cloth to fit the leg properly.

It is obvious that the table may be used for various other surgical purposes as will be aware to a surgeon. The invention may further be modified within the spirit and scope.

In Figure 8 for instance, the structure is the same as in the described figures except the top 26 and webs 28 are omitted. In their stead, a sheet metal top 40 is used which has depending flanges 41 overhanging the end bars 13 and 13". This top is preferably used for general examination purposes or for irrigation, to the latter end, having a depression at 42 to facilitate discharge of fluid.

In the further modified form of Figure 9, the structure is identical with that of Figures v1 to 7 with the exception that one side bar 46, corresponding to that at 15, has an arcuate portion 47, along which a bracket 48 may be adjusted. Said bracket carries a screw 49 having a plate 50, the latter being adjustable through operation of a nut 51 engaging the screw 49. As a result of this feature, an arm of the patient may be secured to the plate and the latter is capable of adjustment to various angles or locations along the deflected portion 47 Also, the rod 46 is preferably removable from the couplings 14 and 14' and reversible end to end, to enable the same plate 50 and deflection 47 to beused for right and left arms by reversing the position of the injured person on the table top.

Various changes may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention 1. A surgical table comprising a frame, end bars thereon at the top, a top member trained about the end bars, one of said end bars being rotatable to tension the top, side bars, relatively narrow webs passing over the side bars and in supporting engagement with the top member, and means operable to turn one of the side bars to tension said webs.

2. A surgical table comprising a frame, end bars thereon at the top, a top member trained about the end bars, one of said end bars being rotatable to tension the top, side bars, relatively narrow webs passing over the side bars and in supporting engagement with the top member, means operable to turn one of the side bars to tension said webs, crutch means extending from the frame through and above said top member, and a plate to which a foot may be secured extending over said top.

3. A surgical table having a frame, an end bar journaled at one end to the top of the frame, another end bar, a bracket secured to the last mentioned end bar, a side bar journaled in said bracket, pawl and ratchet mechanism on said side bar and bracket, another bracket suitably supported in which said first mentioned end bar and said'side bar are .journaled, and pawl and ratchet mechanism on said first end bar and the second bracket.

4. A surgical table having a side bar at the top thereof provided with a deflected portion, a plate to which an arm may be secured, and means for adjustably mounting said arm for movement with respect to said portion.

5. A surgical table, comprising a frame including coupling members, a side bar removably mounted in said coupling members and provided with a deflected portion, a plate to which an arm may be secured, and means for adjustably mounting the arm for movement with respect to the portion, the side bar being adapted to be reversed in position relatively to the coupling members.

6. A surgical table, comprising a supporting frame including a cross 7 bar, a crutch member secured to the cross bar, and a top member made of flexible material and having an elongated opening therein receiving said crutch.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WEBB SUTER. 

